Building an AMD HTPC - Capable of Blu-ray HD Audio Playback

jmke · 22nd January 2009, 15:13

It has been quite a while since I last went under the hood of my current Home Theater PC (HTPC), but judging by the gradual degrading performance that I was beginning to see when watching the latest movies, it was pretty clear that an upgrade was in order.

With way too much Intel chip action in this office, we decided it was time to get some AMD silicon in play around here. So, we contacted our friends at AMD to see if they would hook us up with a processor to use in our new HTPC build. They obliged rather nicely with not only one, but four of their latest processors to try out - ranging from dual-core all the way up to quad-core - we'll pick one today based on a range of tests.

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/17...ack/index.html

22nd January 2009, 15:13	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Building an AMD HTPC - Capable of Blu-ray HD Audio Playback It has been quite a while since I last went under the hood of my current Home Theater PC (HTPC), but judging by the gradual degrading performance that I was beginning to see when watching the latest movies, it was pretty clear that an upgrade was in order. With way too much Intel chip action in this office, we decided it was time to get some AMD silicon in play around here. So, we contacted our friends at AMD to see if they would hook us up with a processor to use in our new HTPC build. They obliged rather nicely with not only one, but four of their latest processors to try out - ranging from dual-core all the way up to quad-core - we'll pick one today based on a range of tests. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/17...ack/index.html __________________

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